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It doesn't make sense to give priority to his departures to conservatism - let's describe his core conservative views first
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'''William Frank Buckley Jr.''' (November 24, 1925 - February 27, 2008) was a prominent [[conservative]] author and commentator, and the founder of the [[National Review]]. He was also host of [[Firing Line]], a token [[conservative]] talk show featured for years on the otherwise [[liberal]] public television.  He was best known for his seemingly limitless vocabulary, and his intellectual wit.  He was educated in an [[English]] preparatory school as a teenager.
 
'''William Frank Buckley Jr.''' (November 24, 1925 - February 27, 2008) was a prominent [[conservative]] author and commentator, and the founder of the [[National Review]]. He was also host of [[Firing Line]], a token [[conservative]] talk show featured for years on the otherwise [[liberal]] public television.  He was best known for his seemingly limitless vocabulary, and his intellectual wit.  He was educated in an [[English]] preparatory school as a teenager.
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As young man, he wrote an influential book about his college experiences entitled, "God and Man at Yale."  He remained [[conservative]] his entire life, but did part with other [[conservatives]] on a few issues after he became a celebrity.  Most notably, he supported President [[Jimmy Carter]]'s giveaway of the [[Panama Canal]] in the late 1970s and then, decades later, expressed support for drug legalization.  In 2007, on a [[National Review]]-sponsored cruise, Buckley declared that the Iraq war was a disaster. <ref>MULSHINE, PAUL. "GOP leaders aren't getting the message" ''The Star-Ledger'' (Newark, New Jersey), pg. 15, July 12, 2007</ref>
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As young man, he wrote an influential book about his college experiences entitled, "God and Man at Yale."  He remained [[conservative]] his entire life, but did part with other [[conservatives]] on a few issues after he became a celebrity.   
    
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